The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916.

The Battle of Verdun, which dragged its length from February 21, 1916, to the 16th of December, ranks next to the Battle of the Marne as the greatest drama of the world war.

Witness the horror of the Battle of Verdun - the deadliest, longest, and most dreadful clash of WWI. Experience the nightmarish landscapes and the colossal toll it took on French and German soldiers.

Battle of Verdun Passes Hundred-Day Mark; Austrian Prince To Send Troops. By HENRY WOOD, United Press Staff Correspondent. The 101st day of Verdun, the world's greatest battle, today found the ...

The 10-month battle at Verdun — the longest in World War I — killed 163,000 French and 143,000 German soldiers and wounded hundreds of thousands of others.

The Battle of Verdun lasted for 303 days and became the longest and one of the most costly battles in human history. An estimate in 2000 found a total of 714,231 casualties, ...

The Road to Verdun: World War I’s Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of NationalismBy Ian OusbyDoubleday, 393 pages, $45Writing in 1931, French man of letters Paul Valery pondered the ...

The battle of Verdun was the longest and costliest battle in world history, lasting from February 21 to December 18, 1916. Almost a year! More for You. AOC Is Running Out of Time ...

VERDUN, France (AP) — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of… ...

Battle of Verdun; 303-day battle of Verdun saw Germany try to 'bleed France to death' in one of history's bloodiest conflicts Extraordinary new colourised pictures from the British equivalent of ...